Question for SAHMs?

Question

An answer to tthis question made me think of another question:

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If it is indeed true that 50% of women with degrees choose to be SAHMs, are these women glad they went to college? Getting an education is definitely a good thing to do, but college is very expensive. If you are a SAHM with a college degree, do you feel your education benefits you in your life?

If anyone finds this question offensive, I apologize. I do not mean anything negative or judgemental at all when I ask this, one way or the other. I am simply curious.

Thanks.

Answer 1

My mom was a stay at home mom until it was time to go to work. Then she left.  My dad was killed and we had money.

Answer 2

well... I'm done with school and me and the hubby plan on having children some day, so I'm kind of in the middle stage of your question. To answer, I chose my profession (Graphic Art) mostly because I enjoy design, and partly because I can work from home some day when I do have youngsters.

I think teenage girls and boys should plan children along with higher education, that way they won't have to sacrifice when push comes to shove. If a they want to go into a field that requires more dedication and time, then they should save. So they can take a few years off to raise children. Likewise goes for men, if children are a priority, they should plan for them. Me and my husband have tossed around the idea of me working from home the first few years and him taking time off for the next few years... we aren't sure what are plan is yet, hence no children.

Answer 3

Studies show that women with degrees raise smarter, and HEALTHIER children. So there is a benefit.

Also, most of those women are only CURRENTLY staying home. Most of them have had careers previously, and intend to go back to them when the children are older.

Answer 4

I don't believe it's possible anymore for the majority of single parents with only a high school education to support themselves and their children completely independently.  Children need more than food stamp existences.  Without enough income, children suffer.  Children's needs should come before parental bedroom "gender role" expectations of dependency on a meal-ticket.  For example, the leading indicator in poor academic scores for children is poverty.   I believe women with truly good intentions for their children rather than just merely for themselves would get as prepared for self-sufficiency as they could, either before or during early childrearing, continuously try to enhance their earning potential to be truly protective of their children in the event they had to support themselves and their families, which happens tens of thousands of times every year, mostly due to divorce.  The REALITY is our tax-supported social services budgets are drained with a big SLURP by unemployable uneducated Cinderellas and their children.

Answer 5

I don't think getting a college education has anything much to do with whether you are a career woman or a housewife.  After all, loads of girls went to college in the 50s who didn't intend to be career women.  I presume that these women learnt something from their time at college, and probably enjoyed themselves while they were there.  

And a college education might even help with some of those questions that children ask you all day long.  "What's it like outside the universe?"When did eternity start?" "Why can't humans fly?" "Why did God create headlice?" "Why do people have wars?" etc etc.  Perhaps if you've been to college questions like that are easier to answer.  I don't know.